Qi Dong was slapped so hard that his ears were ringing and his face was in severe pain, and then he was tied up by the sergeant.
Liang Wei's eyes were sharp. He picked up a pair of socks from the ground and stuffed them into Qi Dong's mouth. People want to seek death. If you want to die, then die in the capital."
Qi Dong whined and struggled, glaring at Liang Wei with a look that could kill, but unfortunately, the look was not lethal.
Xu Yin saw that Qi Dong had been controlled, and Zhu Zirong had surrendered the sergeants of Jianning's left guard, and Jian'an City was initially under control. He breathed a sigh of relief and discussed with Liang Wei: "What should we do next? "
Liang Wei did not shirk the blame and said directly: "The most important thing right now is to firmly control Jian'an City. After all, Wang Zhonghe, Guo Qing and others took away three thousand soldiers. If Jianyang City falls into their hands, it means that the construction led by Liang Yuhua The Yangwei sergeants have also surrendered to Wang Zhonghe, and they will have nearly 9,000 sergeants in their hands. If they send troops to attack An City, it will be difficult for us to defend it with only more than 7,000 sergeants. We need to mobilize the young and strong people in the city to help ensure safety. .”
Xu Yin nodded solemnly. Although the defending side occupies the advantage of the city and the opponent's attack is difficult to overcome for a while, the defense is fortified everywhere and requires a large number of manpower, while the offense only needs to choose one point and attack with all its strength.
"Then write a message to crusade the rebellion, post it, and let people from the common people contribute!"
Xu Yin said.
Liang Wei naturally agreed.
Later, Xu Yin went to the dungeon to release the imprisoned officials loyal to the imperial court, explained the situation, arranged corresponding tasks such as recruiting, publicity, and distributing weapons, and organized the Jian'an city defense.
The businessman Wei Zhao was holding a spear and sitting majestically in the atrium. On his left and right were his eldest son Wei Bin and his second son Wei He, both of whom were also holding spears. In front of the three of them was the shopkeeper Zhao Shou and twelve clerks. The long tassel is in the hand, and the short sword is at the side.
Wei He was only seventeen years old. He was thin due to illness caused by childhood illness, but at this moment, he also had a determined look on his face. Wei Bin turned to look at his father, Wei Zhao, and said, "Father, they won't come today, right?"
Wei Zhao slammed his spear on the ground: "We must not let down our guard when dealing with these beasts! Haven't you heard that Liu Chou's family on the next street was robbed by a sergeant in broad daylight, even his wife and daughter were in front of him? Liu Chou's face was so insulted that his wife and daughter committed suicide by jumping into a well! If this group of sergeants only robbed some goods and money, that would be it, but they are not human beings! As long as they come, we will fight to the death. And never let them enter the backyard!”
The murderous aura of gnashing teeth spread, and the west wind swept in, blowing cold faces.
Wei He took a sip and said bitterly: "These people are bastards. They can't live a good life in peace, so they insist on making trouble! Over the years, the court has done so much for the people. It's hard for everyone to see the good days, and they have trouble again." Wang Zhonghe's rebellion is such a moth, why couldn't the emperor discover it and eradicate it as soon as possible!"
Wei Bin looked at Wei He and knew that his younger brother read a lot and always had a good impression of Zhu Yunwen, thinking that he was a wise king. But to be honest, Zhu Yunwen is indeed good. If he hadn't encouraged business and lifted the ban on the sea, he would not have been able to do business with his father and build a family here.
However, life has become increasingly difficult in recent years. Wang Zhonghe controlled the two major shipping companies of Quanzhou Port and Taiping Port. He not only cultivated a group of businessmen specializing in "smuggling" to "make profits" for them, but also used this method to suppress other businessmen.
For the Wei family, the main business is spices. After paying the tax, they can sell it at the normal market price and get more than three times the profit. But as for the merchants who rely on Wang Zhonghe, they don't need to pay taxes, and this also It gives them room to lower prices. Once the price drops, how many businessmen will lose their profits. After losing their profits, others can still live, but what about their own business?
If things continue like this, within three years, the Wei family will no longer be able to sustain itself and will withdraw from the spice business.
Wei Bin couldn't help but think that it might not be all bad for Wang Zhonghe to be in trouble now. If he rebelled, he would no longer be able to stay in Fujian. No matter whether he went to hell, the sea, or the mountains, he would never be able to control the city again. Ship division.
At that time, the imperial court will rectify the shipping department and Fujian officialdom, which will be beneficial to the voyage trade and the Wei family's business.
Just as Wei Bin was about to speak, he heard the sound of horse hooves and footsteps coming from outside the door. He couldn't help but become nervous. Everyone was staring in the direction of the door, uneasy.
I'm afraid this is the mobilization of the army.
Amidst everyone's worries, the sound of gongs was heard in the distance, accompanied by the high-pitched shouts of the officials: "The government issued a message to punish the rebellious ministers, and the people will contribute to help prevent and build peace!"
Wei Zhao stood up suddenly and looked at the shopkeeper Zhao Shou: "What did you just shout?"
Zhao Shou frowned and said quickly: "I heard it sounded like a government official's message to punish the rebels and the people to contribute to help defend Jian'an. Boss, what's going on?"
Rebellious minister?
Who is the rebel?
If Wang Zhonghe rebels, he will rebel. He won't treat people in the court as rebels and issue a proclamation, right? Even if he was shameless, he couldn't do such a thing.
As the gong sounded closer, the sound became clearer.
You heard it right, it was a message to punish rebellious ministers.
Wei Zhao was full of suspicion and arranged for a clever man to find out what happened. The man ran back shortly after he walked out and shouted in surprise: "My boss, my boss, this is a message. This message was sent by Xu Zhifu. It is a crusade." Wang Zhonghe’s message!”
"What?!"
Wei Zhao couldn't believe it.
Wang Zhonghe rebelled against the court, and Magistrate Xu rebelled against Wang Zhonghe?
Wei Zhao went out to check the memorandum in person and couldn't help but take a deep breath:
"I would rather be a ghost of peace than a man of trouble. Where is our family when the city is slaughtered with butcher's knives? Wang Zhonghe went against the will of heaven, betrayed the monarch, disobeyed the court, and brought trouble to the whole country. We will fight with all our strength..."
"The house is a small family, and the city is for everyone. You can't survive by guarding the house, but you are a fish and meat on the sword! Guard the city and strive to be perfect, and be a good man who is upright and upright. Call the common people, craftsmen, businessmen, and all the young and strong people who guard and protect the family, go to the city and give them weapons. With swords and guns in hand, help defend Jian'an!"
Wei Zhao wiped his tears and pulled Zaoli aside: "Where did Wang Zhonghe go?"
Zao Li looked at Wei Zhao and said, "We went to Jianyang. If we don't want the city to be attacked, we should go to the city to help. Wang Zhonghe will fight back soon."
Wei Zhao finally understood. No wonder Jian'an City was so quiet during the day. It turned out that Wang Zhonghe, a sinister guy, went to Jianyang and was robbed by Xu Yin and the sergeant.
"Go, call everyone out and help defend the city!"
Wei Zhao arranged for Zhao Shou.
Zhao Shou hesitated for a moment: "Master, your family and our goods are all in the backyard. Do you want to leave some manpower?"
Wei Zhao waved his hand: "What are you leaving behind? Only by guarding the city can you guard your home!"
"There are enemies approaching at the west gate. We are in urgent need of manpower. Go quickly for support."
The two cavalrymen shouted at the top of their lungs, urging people to get out of the way.
Xu Yin was in charge of the government office. When he heard that an army appeared outside the west gate, he couldn't help but become nervous. He arranged for Xue Pan to be in charge of the government office, while he led several officials to climb the west wall.
Liang Wei looked at the sun. There was still an hour before sunset. In the distance, a neat and majestic army was approaching the city. There were only a few thousand people. This army was not led by Wang Zhonghe or Wang Zhonghe. Guo Qing is not the Jianyang Guard commander Shi Liang Yuhua or others whom Liang Wei knows.
strangeness.
Liang Wei couldn't recognize who the other party was, and before he could shout, the army outside the city was already setting up a military formation. Iron guys were placed on the ground, and then nailed on, and wooden boxes were placed behind the iron shelves.
"This is a squatting tiger cannon?!"
Liang Wei shuddered. He didn't know the opponent's general, but he knew firearms. Although the opponent carries a small number of Crouching Tiger Cannons, only about fifty, they are devastating to Jian'an City!
Yu Xiang clenched his fist, cracked his knuckles, turned his head and said to the deputy Qianhu Jiangzhou: "I urge you to surrender three times. If you don't surrender, you will first use the tiger squat cannon to cover it, and then use gunpowder to blow open the city gate. The rebels will be wiped out. Don’t hurt the people!”
Jiangzhou's eyes became fierce. Jianchang Qianhu Institute finally waited for the opportunity to play. The court was watching, Emperor Jianwen was watching, and the people of Ming Dynasty were watching. Once defeated, the whole world would know!
Although the sergeants in this city are also his colleagues and belong to the same guard station, they have betrayed the imperial court and are no longer their sergeants, but their enemies!
The only way the enemy wants to take is the road to hell!
Jiangzhou stepped forward cautiously, and even looked respectfully at the sergeant operating the Tiger Crouching Cannon as he passed by. These were not sergeants from Jianchang Qianhu Station, but sergeants from the Beijing Security Bureau. They were ordered to come from the capital, carrying a small amount of firearms and gunpowder. .
Yu Xin sent these people to Jianchang Qianhu Station to assist in the capture of Jian'an. Wang Zhonghe went to Jianyang. Jiangzhou and others knew about it, and watched Wang Zhonghe off from a distance halfway through.
Wang Zhonghe had Yu Xin to deal with it, but Duan Yun's 300 soldiers were there, so what about Wang Zhonghe's 3,000 men?
Jiangzhou looked at the Jian'an City Tower and shouted loudly: "We are the Qianhu Office of Jianchang. We are ordered to attack the rebels and rebels. Under the command of Governor Yu, we will capture Jian'an City today. If you lay down your weapons, open the city gate and surrender, The imperial court can still be lenient. If you resist to the end and want to fight against the imperial court, you will have no choice but to die! The imperial court's policy is that the culprits must be punished, and threats are never asked. Are you Ming soldiers or Ming rebels? Think clearly!"
Liang Wei took a deep breath, Jianchang Thousand Households? Those are not people from Jiangxi Dusi. Why did they come to Jian'an quietly?
Could it be said that the leading general is Yu Xiang, Yu Wu Chi?
This troublesome guy has been training the army for many years, and his men are all elite soldiers. Looking at this posture, it does not look like Wang Zhonghe's rabble, nor does it look like a rebel.
At this time, groups of people climbed onto the city wall with weapons in hand. The city wall was filled with dense mahjong. Some were waving flags and shouting, some were holding swords and guns, and some were fearful and emboldened.
Jiangzhou and Yu Xiang were shocked. Well, the rebels were just rebelling. How dare they force the people to defend the city? !
